Masters Fitness Personal Training Gym

One question we get asked is: “How differently do women need to train than men” and the answer to that question is, well, a little differently. We’re made very similar but also very differently. If you go into a health centre or fitness club then you’ll commonly see more women in the cardio areas and more men in the weights areas. It has changed over the last couple of years, with a shift of more women taking up weight and not going along the historical view of lifting weights will make you bulky (it doesn’t). In fact, Hayley wrote on the MPT blog about why women should be lifting weights in the gym and how doing so will help them get the body they desire in life . The clear fact and evidence behind things is that, yes, women do need to train differently to men, but not completely differently. Women can out train a guy if we’re talking about progression and staying power. That’s been evidence many times. What men can do is generally bulk up quicker (because they want to)...

I’ve recorded a video where I talk about hydration and why it’s important to our overall health. How it’s one of the best things to drink (obv. The body is highly concentrated with water) and why you should be concentrating on staying hydrated. One thing I always pass on to our clients at Masters Personal Training is the fact that they should be adding Himalayan salt to their water. This helps with your own hydration and absorption of water and the mineral content. These salts are what I’ve mentioned before in the content I’ve written around having more energy in your life and it’s fundamentally important to generating that energy so that you have the thoughts, feelings and motivation to take control of your life and lose the weight that you really want to. If you’re wondering when you should be drinking water in regards to your fitness then you need to be drinking it before, during and after your workout (and yes, with the salts). That means adding some salts (electroly...

You’re there. You’ve decided that now is the time to lose weight and you’ve decided to take the right route. You want to take the advice, guidance and coaching from a fitness professional. But, losing weight isn’t just about what you do in the gym, it’s also about other things such as your stress levels, relaxation, mindset and motivation, and (some people say is ultimately important) what you eat to fuel your body. There are so many facets that go into losing weight that to consider it just to be about working out in the gym or health centre and then eating the right foods is single-minded thinking. There is so much more than that. The psychological aspects have just as much impact on your motivation (and ultimately where you end up) than the physical steps that you take to make that impact. Motivation and mindset are so important when weight loss is your key goal to living a healthier and fitter life. It’s about pushing yourself to get out of bed in the morning and get ...

At MastersPT some of the team are qualified and trained by the CHEK Institute . This means that they understand the human body at a higher level than a general personal trainer in Lancashire. When a personal trainer qualifies it’s just like passing your driving test: you then learn to actually drive your car! Well, that’s the same with a personal trainer. One they qualify that’s when the real learning and delivering comes in. It’s the point when they want as many different personal training clients as possible so that they can carve out their niche. This means they will take on lots of different clients to discover what type they want. Then, after that they will settle into their niche. However, at MastersPT we’ve gone one step further. We help individuals by learning the best way and approaches of understanding the human body. We’ve learnt what parts of the body matter and how they function in more detail. How one exercise is going to be great for one person but fo...

We all want more energy in our lives don’t we?  The ability to do more of the things we love and want to do? I know I do. Having more energy (real energy, not the caffeine induced kind) is what we should aim to have in our lives, but what are some quickly implementable things that will give you a joyous boost to your energy levels and get you into the mindset of really wanting to take control of your life. If your goal is weight loss then the tips contained in this article are going to help you with more of that. As the leading personal training company in Lancashire (see why here: https://mastersfitness.co.uk/ ) we’re experienced to know that if you take care of the small things that are stressing your body then you will be able to push things further and actually lose the weight that you want to. I’ve included a number of things in the above video that I recorded for a group that is part of MastersPT (our main website). In the video I talk about:...

That’s one reason that people come to us at Masters Fitness . If you haven’t really been strict about what you’ve been eating, you don’t regularly exercise like the NHS tells us to https://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/fitness/Pages/physical-activity-guidelines-for-adults.aspx and you’ve been less active than you should have been over the past few years then that will clearly have an impact on what you see when you look at yourself in the mirror. Losing weight isn’t easy. If it was then you’d see so many different people walking around looking toned and sculpted in their tight-fitting clothes. But then everyone would be the same. Maybe it’s mother nature that gave us this: the ability to look the way we want in the mirror, but only if we work hard to ensure that the effort we put in is focused and become determined in our reach for being sleek and sexy. I’ve recorded a video about just this topic too (it’s below). In it I talk about NIKE and their slogan : Just. Do. It....

Are you looking to hire a personal trainer in Blackburn? If you are then we might have just the answer. We’re Masters Personal Training and we’ve been helping the people of Blackburn (and lots in the East Lancashire area) lose weight and feel happier about their bodies for more than 15 years. Here's a link to where we are from you in Blackburn . Originally setup in Accrington (well, Oswaldtwistle actually), we ventured to Blackburn a few years ago and then moved down the road to Ribchester.  We have a solid team here at our private personal training studio near Blackburn and we have helped many different types of people become more happy and confident with their bodies. If you’re serious about hiring a Blackburn personal trainer (https://mastersfitness.co.uk/personal-training/) then head over to our main website and read about how we can help you. Or, alternatively, watch the video below to see our founder, Daniel Masters, explain what sets us apart from the ...